Bladderpod (Isomeris arborea)

Flowering period: Winter/Spring
Zones: 7 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: coastal sage scrub, widespread
Growth: 3 - 6 feet
Evergreen
Full sun

Bush Monkey Flower (Mimulus auranticus)

Flowering period: Spring/Fall
Zones: 7 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: coastal sage scrub and chaparral
Growth: 3 - 6 feet
Evergreen
Full sun to partial shade

Bush Poppy (Dendromecon rigida)

Flowering period: Spring - Fall
Zones: 6 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: chaparral, widespread
Growth: 3 - 12 feet
Evergreen
Full sun to partial shade

California Brittle Bush (Encelia californica)

Flowering period: Spring - Fall
Zones: 9 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: coastal sage scrub and chaparral
Growth: 2 - 5 feet
Evergreen
Full sun

California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)

Flowering period: March - November
Zones: 7 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: coastal sage scrub and chaparral
Growth: 2 - 4 feet
Evergreen
Full sun to partial shade

California Joint Fir (Ephedra  californica)

Flowering period: Spring
Zones: 6 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: creosote bush and Joshus Tree woodland
Growth: 1 - 4 feet
Evergreen
Full sun
Drougth tolerant

California Sagebrush (Artemisia California)

Flowering period: Summer
Zones: 7 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: coastal sage scrub and chaparral
Growth: 3 - 6 feet
Evergreen
Full sun

Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum)

Flowering period: May - June
Zones: 6 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: chaparral, widespread
Growth: 2 - 10 feet
Evergreen
Full sun

Chaparral Currant (Ribes malvaceum)

Flowering period: April - May
Zones: 6 - 10
Irrigation: Intial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: chaparral
Growth: 4 - 6 feet
Evergreen
Full sun and partial shade

Chaparral Yucca (Yucca whipplei)

Flowering period: Spring - Summer
Zones: 7 - 10
Irrigation: Summer watering every four - six weeks

Native landscape: chaparral
Growth: 2 - 4 feet
Evergreen
Full sun

Chuparosa (Justicia californica)

Flowering period: Spring - Summer
Zones: 9 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: creosote bush
Growth: 2 - 4 feet
Evergreen
Full sun
Drought tolerant

Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentate)

Flowering period: Winter - Spring
Zones: 6 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: creosote bush and Joshua Tree woodland
Growth: 3 - 7 feet
Evergreen
Full sun
Drought tolerant

Desert Broom (Baccharis sarothroides)

Flowering period: June - October
Zones: 8 - 10
Irrigation: Summer watering every four weeks

Native landscape: creosote bush
Growth: 2 - 10 feet
Evergreen
Full sun
Drought tolerant

Desert Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua )

Flowering period: All year
Zones: 4 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: creosote bush and Joshua Tree woodland
Growth: 1 - 3 feet
Evergreen
Full sun
Drought tolerant

Desert Marigold (Baileya multiradiata)

Flowering period: April - October
Zones: 7 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: creosote bush and Joshua Tree woodland
Growth: 1 - 2 feet
Evergreen
Full sun
Drought tolerant

Desert Olive (Forestiera pubescens)

Flowering period: March - May
Zones: 6 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: creosote bush and Joshua Tree woodland
Growth: 5 - 12 feet
Evergreen
Full sun
Drought tolerant

Desert Thorn (Lycium fremontii)

Flowering period: March - April
Zones: 9 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: creosote bush
Growth: 4 - 8 feet
Evergreen
Full sun
Drought tolerant

Fairy Duster (Calliandra eriophylla)

Flowering period: March - April
Zones: 9 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: creosote bush and Joshua Tree woodland
Growth: 1 - 3 feet
Evergreen
Full sun
Drought tolerant

Flannel Bush (Fremontodendron californicum)

Flowering period: Spring
Zones: 7 - 10
Irrigation: Summer watering every three - five weeks

Native landscape: chaparral, widespread
Growth: 5 - 20 feet
Full sun and partial shade

Fushia (Epilobium canum)

Flowering period: August - October
Zones: 6 - 10
Irrigation: Summer watering every two - four weeks

Native landscape: coastal sage scrub and chaparral
Growth: 2 - 4 feet
Evergreen
Full sun

Golden Currant (Ribes aureum)

Flowering period: April - May
Zones: 5 - 10
Irrigation: Summer watering every three - five weeks

Native landscape: coastal sage scrub and chaparral
Growth: 3 - 8 feet
Evergreen
Full sun

Golden Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Flowering period: April - July
Zones: 5 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: chaparral, widespread
Growth: 1 - 4 feet
Evergreen
Full sun and partial shade

Indigo Bush (Psorothamnus fremontii)

Flowering period: March - April
Zones: 9 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: creosote bush
Growth: 2 - 4 feet
Evergreen
Full sun
Drought tolerant

Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis)

Flowering period: Insignificant
Zones: 9 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting

Native landscape: creosote bush and Joshua Tree woodland
Growth: 3 - 6 feet
Evergreen
Full sun
Drought tolerant

Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens)

Flowering period: March - June
Zones: 9 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting

Native landscape: creosote bush
Growth: 7 - 15 feet
Deciduous
Full sun
Drought tolerant

Pitcher Sage (Lepechinia calycina)

Flowering period: April - June
Zones: 7 - 10
Irrigation: Summer water every two to five weeks

Native landscape: chaparral, widespread
Growth: 2 - 6 feet
Evergreen
Full sun and partial shade

Purple Sage (Salvia leucophylla)

Flowering period: May - July
Zones: 6 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: coastal sage scrub and chaparral
Growth: 2 - 6 feet
Evergreen
Full sun

Southern Bush Mallow (Malacothamnus fasciculatus)

Flowering period: April - June
Zones: 6 - 10
Irrigation: Summer water every three to five weeks

Native landscape: coastal sage scrub and chaparral
Growth: 4 - 10 feet
Evergreen
Full sun to partial shade

Sugar Sumac (Rhus ovata )

Flowering period: March - May
Zones: 6 - 10
Irrigation: Summer watering every three to five weeks

Native landscape: chaparral, widespread
Growth: 8 - 15 feet
Evergreen
Full sun and partial shade

Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)

Flowering period: June - July
Zones: 7 - 10
Irrigation: Summer water every two to four weeks

Native landscape: chaparral, widespread
Growth: 5 - 15 feet
Evergreen
Full sun and partial shade

White Sage (Salvia apiana)

Flowering period: Flowering period: May - August
Zones: 9 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting

Native landscape: coastal sage scrub and chaparral
Growth: 2 - 4 feet
Evergreen
Full sun

Wild Lilac (Ceanothus spp.)

Flowering period: March - June
Zones: 8 - 10
Irrigation: Initial planting first year - once a month

Native landscape: chaparral, widespread
Growth: 8 - 15 feet
Evergreen
Full sun and partial shade

Woolly Blue-curls (Trichostema lanatum)

Flowering period: Spring - Fall
Zones: 7 - 10
Irrigation: Summer watering every two to four weeks

Native landscape: coastal sage scrub and chaparral
Growth: 3 - 5 feet
Evergreen
Partial shade